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EFCA by Fiat? What a Becker Confirmation to the NLRB Could Mean for Employers.
On February 4, 2010, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 13-10 to approve the nomination of Craig Becker to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board. It was a party line vote, with all 10 Republicans on the committee voting against Becker's nomination. Becker must next be confirmed by the entire Senate. With Senator Scott Brown already sworn in as the 41st Republican, there is a real possibility that Becker's confirmation could be blocked by a filibuster. If that were to happen, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Obama Administration may use a recess appointment to get Becker on the NLRB, which would not require Senate approval.
On Saturday, March 27, which was the first day of the congressional Easter Recess, President Barack Obama announced the recess appointment of highly controversial SEIU and AFL-CIO lawyer Craig Becker from Washington, D.C. and practicing union lawyer Mark Pearce from Buffalo, N.Y., to be Board Members on the five-member National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The two recess appointees will join current Chair Wilma Liebman to give the NLRB a three-member Democratic majority of former union-side lawyers. Under a recess appointment, Becker and Pearce will serve until the end of the next session of Congress, that is, until the end of 2011.
Implications of NLRB Filled with Obama's Recess-Appointees.
President Barack Obama has announced the recess appointments of Craig Becker and Mark Pearce to the National Labor Relations Board. The March 27 announcement came one day after Congress adjourned for the Easter recess. While the appointments effectively preclude Becker and Pearce from serving normal five-year terms on the NLRB, they would serve for about a year-and-a-half, enough time to have a profound impact on labor relations in this country.
President Announces Recess Appointment of Craig Becker to NLRB.
On March 27, 2010, President Obama announced the recess appointment of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Becker's appointment will last until the end of 2011 when the Senate finishes its next term. President Obama also recess- appointed Democrat Mark Pearce to the Board. Pearce was a partner at a union-side law firm in Buffalo, New York. With the recess appointments, the NLRB now consists of 3 Democrats and 1 Republican.
NLRB Vacancies Finally Filled… By Union Attorneys.
As the healthcare drama recedes from center stage, the next labor reform domino has already fallen. For nearly two years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has operated with only two of its five seats filled. But with the commencement of Easter recess on March 27, President Obama moved swiftly to change that by unilaterally appointing SEIU counsel Craig Becker and union attorney Mark Pearce to seats on the Board.
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